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. >> reporter: fiscal cliff negotiations have been at a standstill since monday. not by raising rates on the rich as the president had insisted. >> we're not insisting on rates just out of spite, but rather because we need to raise a certain amount of revenue. >> we can't just keep borrowing money, raising taxes and expecting the problem to go away. >> reporter: house members headed home for a long weekend with democrats so far unsuccessful in their efforts to force a vote on a bill that would extend tax cuts to 98% of americans. but house speaker john boehner said he's here, and all ears. >> i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president if he gets serious about solving this problem. >> reporter: 26 days out and the waiting continues. >> with no solution in sight, the budget office is ordering the pentagon and other federal agencies to finalize their plan for surviving massive spending cuts. danielle lee, news4. >>> the house has now approved a bill giving former presidents and their wives secret service protection for life. under current law, sec
. >> reporter: fiscal cliff negotiations have been at a standstill since monday. not by raising rates on the rich as the president had insisted. >> we're not insisting on rates just out of spite, but rather because we need to raise a certain amount of revenue. >> we can't just keep borrowing money, raising taxes and expecting the problem to go away. >> reporter: house members headed home for a long weekend with democrats so far unsuccessful in their efforts to force a...
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. >>> well, back here at home, fiscal cliff negotiations in washington are still up in the air. most lawmakers have gone home for a long weekend. this, as treasury secretary timothy geithner says the obama administration is willing to go over the fiscal cliff. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with app update on all of this. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, not quite empty. a lot of lawmakers on a long weekend break. take a look at some of the frustrated constituents they'll face. a protest in baltimore over social security, not the check but the jobs. the people who work in the offices who fear there could be super long lines for taxpayers if, in fact, their jobs are cut in all of this. so where do we stand today? there's a hearing today on capitol hill. the joint economic committee hearing on what can be done for the fiscal cliff. treasury secretary timothy geithner says the administration is willing to go over the cliff, let taxes go up, let these taxes happen if republicans press the idea of no tax increases for the wealthy. the latest we've lea
. >>> well, back here at home, fiscal cliff negotiations in washington are still up in the air. most lawmakers have gone home for a long weekend. this, as treasury secretary timothy geithner says the obama administration is willing to go over the fiscal cliff. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with app update on all of this. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, not quite empty. a lot of lawmakers on a long weekend break. take a look at some of the...
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., is all about spending your money as we await the outcome of those fiscal cliff negotiations. on the positive side, you won't be seeing $8 a gallon for milk because congress acted in time to head off an expiring agricultural bill with a one-year extension instead of the five-year one being sought. on the downside, those of you who love your 75-wood incandescent light bulbs better stock up. new laws forbid them from being imported or produced in 2013. >>> the "tribune" company announced it is emerging from bankruptcy today with new ownership and board of directors. >>> "forbes" has compiled a list of new year's resolutions that successful people make and actually keep. among them, plan vacations now. wake up to the essential first, check e-mail second. support a cause. find your purpose and go for it! >>> straight ahead, an ice rescue like you have never seen before. >>> plus, late last week, former first lady barbara bush called one of her ailing husband george's favorite bands and requested a private concert. the oak ridge boys were on vacation, but since they've been best fr
., is all about spending your money as we await the outcome of those fiscal cliff negotiations. on the positive side, you won't be seeing $8 a gallon for milk because congress acted in time to head off an expiring agricultural bill with a one-year extension instead of the five-year one being sought. on the downside, those of you who love your 75-wood incandescent light bulbs better stock up. new laws forbid them from being imported or produced in 2013. >>> the "tribune"...
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>> the president was popular in the re-election, he wa in a difficult fiscal cliff negotiation where he got the tax increases he wanted. the democrats are united but he faces such quick battles particularly over the debt and over gun legislation that he'd like to pursue, there isn't much of a reset, not much of a honeymoon because there's a carryover of toxic atmosphere in washington when it comes to getting big things done. >> you covered the white house about two terms of the bush administration. what does the president, what is the hard reality of his second term in. >> well he builds up a lot of political capital with re-election and that's very freeing for a second term president but the calendar is short. you have a limited amount of time to really drive the agenda and the president would like to get big things done from immigration to energy, but he's going to be facing trench warfare with republicans over the budget, for some time to come. i think that's going to overshadow most of what he does. >> david gregory thanks very much. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this
>> the president was popular in the re-election, he wa in a difficult fiscal cliff negotiation where he got the tax increases he wanted. the democrats are united but he faces such quick battles particularly over the debt and over gun legislation that he'd like to pursue, there isn't much of a reset, not much of a honeymoon because there's a carryover of toxic atmosphere in washington when it comes to getting big things done. >> you covered the white house about two terms of the bush...
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>> if he continues this theme which i think led to his success on the fiscal cliff negotiations, which is to make the republicans the party of no at a time when americans want government to work. and i think that's the way he needs to set it up. i didn't think he did that well in his inaugural address but i think he has another chance here, and if he can make it seem as if, you know, resisting him on finding an alternative to sequestration is being the party of no, the party of the wreckers, i think he's got him in a corner. >> i think if he does go over their heads in congress, which is what he's trying to do on every issue, taking a page from ronald reagan's playbook, i think he can succeed. >> i think what is going to be immigration and gun control is big themes in the inaugural and think those will be the headlines. he traditionally always focused much more on domestic issues, especially at this point. chris: but on the defense stuff, if this country has to suffer a huge cut in manpower, a huge cut in force levels, it seems like it will weaken him politically. >> panetta said furlo
>> if he continues this theme which i think led to his success on the fiscal cliff negotiations, which is to make the republicans the party of no at a time when americans want government to work. and i think that's the way he needs to set it up. i didn't think he did that well in his inaugural address but i think he has another chance here, and if he can make it seem as if, you know, resisting him on finding an alternative to sequestration is being the party of no, the party of the...
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cliff negotiations. and a cancellation of aid for victims of super storm sandy. tim cain reported for his first day on the job, saying congress needs to do a better job. ben carden also sworn in today for his second term. >>> you could get $50,000 to help the government stop illegal robocalls. the federal trade commission is asking for the public's help. they need new ideas to block those automated calls to cell phone and land lines. the person who smits the winning entry will get a money and a trip here to d.c. to present the solution. january 17 is is the last day to submit an idea. we invite you to nbc washington.com and search for robocalls to find out how to enter. >>> seattle fans may be planning a trip to the east coast for the playoff showdown against the redskins on sunday. >> quite a showdown it will be, too. two rookie quarterbacks, pretty good guys, even though one is a short little thing. >> i don't think anybody out in seattle is too disappointed with russell wilson as their quarterback. th
cliff negotiations. and a cancellation of aid for victims of super storm sandy. tim cain reported for his first day on the job, saying congress needs to do a better job. ben carden also sworn in today for his second term. >>> you could get $50,000 to help the government stop illegal robocalls. the federal trade commission is asking for the public's help. they need new ideas to block those automated calls to cell phone and land lines. the person who smits the winning entry will get a...
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. >>> in fiscal cliff negotiations, it's looking more like president obama could get his way on tax hikes for the wealthy. he met behind closed doors with house speaker john boehner at the white house this afternoon. no word yet on what came out of those talks, but an increasing number of congressional republicans are indicating they'll accept a tax -- >> we have spent all this time talking about revenue, but as we watched our government continue to spend more. this is really about spending. >> will i accept a tax increase as a part of a deal to actually solve our problems? yes. >> across the board tax hikes and spending cuts will automatically kick in if the white house and congress continueeach a deal now in 22 days. >>> dallas cowboys player remains behind bars tonight after a deadly crash that killed a teammate. defensive lineman josh brent is being held on half a million dollars bond. his lawyer called that excessive. police say brent was driving drunk when he crashed his car in the dallas suburb of irving yesterday. tem me teammate jerry brown died in the crash. a moment of silence
. >>> in fiscal cliff negotiations, it's looking more like president obama could get his way on tax hikes for the wealthy. he met behind closed doors with house speaker john boehner at the white house this afternoon. no word yet on what came out of those talks, but an increasing number of congressional republicans are indicating they'll accept a tax -- >> we have spent all this time talking about revenue, but as we watched our government continue to spend more. this is really...
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>> we offered that back in the fiscal cliff negotiations. the president got his additional revenues. that's behind us. those higher revenues occurred, and now we need to focus on getting spending down. >> here is the leverage question. senator schumer said we didn't just get our revenues. we got some. there has to be more that are part of it. the president will say that. so as you are -- >> are we for more revenue? no, we are not. >> even if it's from tax reform? >> if you keep raising revenues, you're not going to get different tax reform. i know you didn't want a chart, but i'm kind of a chart guy. this dream line shows you the historic taxes. the red line is tax increases. the red line, where spending is going. spending is the problem. revenues aren't the problem. if you keep chasing higher spending with higher revenues as they're calling for, you're going to hurt economic growth. you'll never catch up. you'll shut down the economy and you won't get the budget down. >> when you were campaigning in virginia, a state you wanted to carry but
>> we offered that back in the fiscal cliff negotiations. the president got his additional revenues. that's behind us. those higher revenues occurred, and now we need to focus on getting spending down. >> here is the leverage question. senator schumer said we didn't just get our revenues. we got some. there has to be more that are part of it. the president will say that. so as you are -- >> are we for more revenue? no, we are not. >> even if it's from tax reform?...
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cliff negotiations. d.c.'s delegate is fighting for her right to voted on the house floor as the new congress begins. the draft rules for the 112th session do not allow delegate eleanor holmes norton to vote in the committee of the whole which considers changes to legislation. that goes against the ruling of a judge and limits norton to only voting in committees on which she sits. today she will file a notion force the house to examine the constitutionality of those rules. >>> new morning, the measure to prevent the devastating effects of going over the fiscal cliff is now law. while you were sleeping, president obama signed that bill in hawaii where he's on vacation. the legislation raises taxes on the wealthiest americans and extends long-term unemployment benefits. it also delays billions of dollars in spending cuts for two months. the bill does not put the nation's fiscal crisis behind us. economists warn the government must do more to lower its deficit if it wants to keep its top credit rating. >>>
cliff negotiations. d.c.'s delegate is fighting for her right to voted on the house floor as the new congress begins. the draft rules for the 112th session do not allow delegate eleanor holmes norton to vote in the committee of the whole which considers changes to legislation. that goes against the ruling of a judge and limits norton to only voting in committees on which she sits. today she will file a notion force the house to examine the constitutionality of those rules. >>> new...
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the president would rather be focused on the fiscal cliff negotiations. what are we going to do by the end of the year? the deadlines don't go away. but politically, they believe they're insulated here, because petraeus isn't considered an obama guy. if anything, he's more of a republican guy at the end of the day. >> all right. jack jacobs, chuck todd, thank you gentlemen both. to chuck's point, this as a distraction overshadowing what would otherwise be the big story in washington right now. congress returning to town, getting back to work to the business of pulling back from the so-called fiscal cliff. kelly o'donnell covers the hill for us. she's there tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. already a full plate for congress. this petraeus controversy has grabbed attention, with members of both parties dismissed and frustrated especially about the investigation that left them in the dark. today the acting cia director was here to talk in private with key leaders. many lawmakers say petraeus owes them answers about what happened
the president would rather be focused on the fiscal cliff negotiations. what are we going to do by the end of the year? the deadlines don't go away. but politically, they believe they're insulated here, because petraeus isn't considered an obama guy. if anything, he's more of a republican guy at the end of the day. >> all right. jack jacobs, chuck todd, thank you gentlemen both. to chuck's point, this as a distraction overshadowing what would otherwise be the big story in washington right...
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. >> reporter: the sequester was going into effect january 1 but was delayed as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. more difficult news for this area, the pentagon announced this afternoon lit notify congress tomorrow of its plan to furlough 700,000 civilian employees if no deal is reached. those furloughs would begin april 22. i'm jennifer johnson, news4. >>> our area's economy depends on thousands of federal workers. how our region could be hard by federal sequestration. >> it is a real threat to this area. ten days to the deadline and everyone wants to see what congress and obama will do. jim deneger of the regional board of trade says it does not look good here for thousands of federal workers and private firms with practical contracts in the washington region. >> now is not the time to panic as it relates to sequestration but it is growing in concern. it seems to be clear that congress is making no move to solve the sequestration issue. >> reporter: maryland public leaders banded together to sound the alarm. >> these are folks that will not be able to pay their mortgage, pay thei
. >> reporter: the sequester was going into effect january 1 but was delayed as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. more difficult news for this area, the pentagon announced this afternoon lit notify congress tomorrow of its plan to furlough 700,000 civilian employees if no deal is reached. those furloughs would begin april 22. i'm jennifer johnson, news4. >>> our area's economy depends on thousands of federal workers. how our region could be hard by federal sequestration....
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cliff negotiations turn out. in virginia, governor bob mcdonnell says some of the cuts to state agencies recommended to him will appear in his budget even if congress and the white house reach a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. >>> a developing story out of north korea. the country may set off a long range rocket as early as this monday. that's according to media reports in south korea. the rocket is reportedly being fueled, but heavy snowfall may have slowed down preparations. north korea wants to launch what it calls a peaceful satellite sometimes before november 22nd. the u.s. believes the rocket is a cover to test missile technology. >>> president obama is speaking out against ongoing unrest in egypt. he has called egyptian president mohamed morsi to express concern about recent protests that have resulted in numerous deaths and injuries, calling the violence unacceptable. president obama did welcome morsi's call for talks with opposition leaders. this comes after a violent week in cairo. on wednesday night, s
cliff negotiations turn out. in virginia, governor bob mcdonnell says some of the cuts to state agencies recommended to him will appear in his budget even if congress and the white house reach a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. >>> a developing story out of north korea. the country may set off a long range rocket as early as this monday. that's according to media reports in south korea. the rocket is reportedly being fueled, but heavy snowfall may have slowed down preparations. north...
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the president launched his public appeal on fiscal cliff negotiations and included a meeting with a family in arlington, virginia. >>> also tomorrow, the manassas city council will vote on whether to demonthly lish a 100-year-old house on prescott avenue. they say they've worked with the owner for years to bring the house up to code. the property owner is in her 80s and she says she hopes the house is not torn down. >>> rolling stone, paul mccartney and others will host a benefit concert for those affected by hurricane sandy. the concert is completely sold out and all the money will benefit the robin hood foundation. >>> of course, a big game in the day ahead. the redskins and the ravens face off in the battle of the beltways with a win today. the burgundy and gold could be tied atop the nfc east. kickoff is at 1:00. we'll have all the highlights on "news 4 at 6:00 and 11:00 and expect twitter to be abuzz. >> on fire. >> ravens are mad after they got beat by the steelers last week so they're going to be fighting mad for this one. >> we'll see about that. got a lot of bets on the line, all
the president launched his public appeal on fiscal cliff negotiations and included a meeting with a family in arlington, virginia. >>> also tomorrow, the manassas city council will vote on whether to demonthly lish a 100-year-old house on prescott avenue. they say they've worked with the owner for years to bring the house up to code. the property owner is in her 80s and she says she hopes the house is not torn down. >>> rolling stone, paul mccartney and others will host a...
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does this mean he's cutting off fiscal cliff negotiations with president obama? >>> and our "12 days of giving" continues on "news4 midday." call our volunteers at 202-885-4949. if you can help the group that helps women in need. we'll have more about the organization if just a few minutes. st >>> there's finally reason for hope that a deal could get done to avoid the fiscal cliff. president obama and house speaker john boehner are reportedly making progress on a deal. boehner, though, is pitching a plan b if those negotiations don't pan out. he's calling for a separate tax bill that would stop tax hikes from kicking in on january 1st for people who earn up to a million dollars a year. the house speaker isn't giving up hope, though, on a budget deal. they say he's agreed to accept tax hikes on the wealthiest americans and the increase would affect households that earn more than $400,000 a year. until now, the white house has insisted americans earning more than $250,000 a year would pay more in taxes. the president has also reportedly agreed to more spending cuts
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>> we'll be talking inside these fiscal cliff negotiations. top lieutenants on both sides, kevin mccarthy for speaker boehner and dick durbin, senator durbin, white house ally, and we'll touch on sir, yeah an ongoing crisis and a lot happening this week on that. newt gingrich joins our roundtable as well. the press pass up there we have rick santorum who has things to say about how this fiscal cliff negotiation is going. >> all right. sounds good, david gregory, thank you for joining us. >> see you in a few minutes. >>> let's go to chuck now. we're dealing with fog and slick roads out there. >> good morning, you guys. good sunday morning, everybody. today will not be the prettiest day to be outside. we'l >>> the national zoo says one of its bears may soon give birth. here's a picture of billie jean, andean bear, and she's pregnant with two small cubs. the vets say she built a nest and staying inside a little more. she's also eating less. they say that that's, you know, pretty much the same way she acted the last time that she gave by the way t
>> we'll be talking inside these fiscal cliff negotiations. top lieutenants on both sides, kevin mccarthy for speaker boehner and dick durbin, senator durbin, white house ally, and we'll touch on sir, yeah an ongoing crisis and a lot happening this week on that. newt gingrich joins our roundtable as well. the press pass up there we have rick santorum who has things to say about how this fiscal cliff negotiation is going. >> all right. sounds good, david gregory, thank you for...
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he and the first family are wrapping up a vacation there that was cut short last week by fiscal cliff negotiations. locals and tourists alike caught a glimpse of the president and first lady as they had dinner last night at a restaurant in waikiki. >>> and we're getting a better look at what the president's cabinet could look like next term. the white house says the president has no the made a final decision. last month the president did nominate john kerry to be the next secretary of state. >>> ailing venezuelan president hugo chavez could postpone his swearing in if it's not able to take the oath next week. that's according to the vice president. he made the comments in a televised interview yesterday. opposition leaders argue that new elections must take place if chavez is unable to be sworn in on january 10th. the vice president says the constitution allows for him to be sworn in by the speak court at a later date. chavez is recovering from his fourth cancer surgery in 18 months. >>> caught on camera, a man leads police on a chase and tries unsuccessfully to get rid of the evidenc
he and the first family are wrapping up a vacation there that was cut short last week by fiscal cliff negotiations. locals and tourists alike caught a glimpse of the president and first lady as they had dinner last night at a restaurant in waikiki. >>> and we're getting a better look at what the president's cabinet could look like next term. the white house says the president has no the made a final decision. last month the president did nominate john kerry to be the next secretary of...
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he and the first family are wrapping up a vacation there that was cut short last week by fiscal cliff negotiations. locals and tourists alike caught a glimpse of the president and the first lady as they had dinner last night. the obamas are set to fly home later tonight. >>> and we're starting to get a better idea of what the president's cabinet will look like in his second term. former republican senator chuck hagel of nebraska appears to be front runner for defense secretary. the white house says the president has not made a final decision. last month the president nominated john kerry to be the next secretary of state. >>> this morning, house minority leader nancy pelosi is defending a photo of congress that was photoshopped. it shows all 61 democratic women of the house. the group met on the steps on thursday after their official swearing in ceremony. the four women in the back row were not part of the original picture. they were running late and had to be added in later. pelosi says it is still historically accurate, and she added that it was freezing cold when they had been wait
he and the first family are wrapping up a vacation there that was cut short last week by fiscal cliff negotiations. locals and tourists alike caught a glimpse of the president and the first lady as they had dinner last night. the obamas are set to fly home later tonight. >>> and we're starting to get a better idea of what the president's cabinet will look like in his second term. former republican senator chuck hagel of nebraska appears to be front runner for defense secretary. the...
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farmers say if the bill is not included in the fiscal cliff negotiations or if the old farm bill is not extended, milk prices could surge to $6 a gallon. the reason farmers would start using an antiquated system for pricing milk established in the agricultural act of 1949. action on the farm bill this year was stalled by disagreements over the food stamp program. >>> on the flip side of that, if no fiscal cliff deal is reached, it could send gas prices tumbling. app lists say if that happens, energy prices would fall followed by gas prices. it could bring the national average below $3 a gallon. >> it's just about 6:51. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us with an update on the forecast. >> the cloud cover breaking up a lot of the fog. the dense fog you saw before you went to bed last night is breaking up. look at that sunrise. that's a live view over the potomac river from our nbc4 city camera. we're seeing that cloud cover beginning to break up. visibilities are fine here around the metro area. some locations, we have dense fog. right
farmers say if the bill is not included in the fiscal cliff negotiations or if the old farm bill is not extended, milk prices could surge to $6 a gallon. the reason farmers would start using an antiquated system for pricing milk established in the agricultural act of 1949. action on the farm bill this year was stalled by disagreements over the food stamp program. >>> on the flip side of that, if no fiscal cliff deal is reached, it could send gas prices tumbling. app lists say if that...
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. >> reporter: fiscal cliff negotiations have been at a stand still since monday when republicans proposed raising revenue by closing tax loopholes, not by raising rates on the rich as the president has insisted. >> we're not insisting rates just out of spite, but rather because we need to raise a certain amount of revenue. >> we can't just keep borrowing money, raising taxes, and expecting the problem to go away. >> reporter: house members headed home for a long weekend with democrats so far unsuccessful in their efforts to force a vote on a bill that would extend tax cuts to 98% of americans. but house speaker john boehner said he's here, and all ears. >> i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president if he gets serious about solving this problem. >> reporter: 26 days out, and the waiting continues. with no deal in sight, the white house budget office is now ordering the pentagon and other federal agencies to finalize their plans for surviving massive spending cuts. reporting live on capitol hill, danielle lee, news4. >>> in fact, the pentagon is already putting a plan in
. >> reporter: fiscal cliff negotiations have been at a stand still since monday when republicans proposed raising revenue by closing tax loopholes, not by raising rates on the rich as the president has insisted. >> we're not insisting rates just out of spite, but rather because we need to raise a certain amount of revenue. >> we can't just keep borrowing money, raising taxes, and expecting the problem to go away. >> reporter: house members headed home for a long weekend...
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. >> proposals that i put forward during the fiscal cliff negotiations in discussions with speaker boehner and others are still very much on the table. >> solvinging america's problems starts with what every family does every month. they have got to do a budget. >> senate republicans say they will examine the president's plan but they also plan to introduce their own to avoid the first year of defense cuts by reducing the size of the federal work force through attrition. also, president obama will be visiting israel this spring. the president and israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu talked about the trip in a phone call last week. the white house says the visit is an opportunity to reaffirm the deep bond between our two countries and also provides an opportunity to talk about the way forward on iran and syria among other issues. the dates for the trip not yet announced. >>> we are getting a look tonight at that accident that led to the season-ending injury for olympic gold medalist lindsey vonn. why some people are questioning the conditions at this course. >> a school community ready
. >> proposals that i put forward during the fiscal cliff negotiations in discussions with speaker boehner and others are still very much on the table. >> solvinging america's problems starts with what every family does every month. they have got to do a budget. >> senate republicans say they will examine the president's plan but they also plan to introduce their own to avoid the first year of defense cuts by reducing the size of the federal work force through attrition. also,...
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. >>> fiscal cliff negotiations are looking gloomy with no meetings planned for today and many lawmakers already on their way home for a long weekend. yesterday's negotiations consisted on a phone call between president obama and house speaker john boehner. both are still sticking to their separate plans. the president's plan raises taxes on the top 2% to raise 1.6 trillion in revenue, while the gop wants to close tax loopholes to raise half as much. >> we can probably solve this in about a week. it's not that tough. but we need that conceptual breakthrough that says we need to do a balanced plan. >> i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president to get serious about solving this problem. >> the white house says they are also concerned that republicans may use the debt ceiling, which will need to be raised early next year to get their way on tax and spending cuts. the pentagon is already planning major cuts in case there is no deal. the preliminary plan is to cut 500 billion dollars in jobs and programs. the pentagon's spokesman says those cuts could force the defense dep
. >>> fiscal cliff negotiations are looking gloomy with no meetings planned for today and many lawmakers already on their way home for a long weekend. yesterday's negotiations consisted on a phone call between president obama and house speaker john boehner. both are still sticking to their separate plans. the president's plan raises taxes on the top 2% to raise 1.6 trillion in revenue, while the gop wants to close tax loopholes to raise half as much. >> we can probably solve this...
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returning now to the latest developments in the fiscal cliff negotiations. republican members of the house will meet for a second time today in just about ten minutes. at 5:15, to talk about how they want to move this bill that came from the senate forward. jennifer johnson joins us now from capitol hill. jennifer, republicans have strong feelings about this senate measure. what are the chances we are going to see an up or down vote on this? >> reporter: i would say an up and down vote on the bill the senate passed at 2:00 this morning, very unlikely. the house may take a vote on an amended bill. the senate has just sent word if an amended bill is sent to the senate, the senate will not act on it and this entire fiscal crisis will be passed on to the new congress which comes to work on thursday. >> is that because the -- senate -- for the most part has already left? >> well, senate leaders remain in session and they already decided if there was going to be a vote on the bill that they sent to the house they could do it without a roll call and do it and pass
returning now to the latest developments in the fiscal cliff negotiations. republican members of the house will meet for a second time today in just about ten minutes. at 5:15, to talk about how they want to move this bill that came from the senate forward. jennifer johnson joins us now from capitol hill. jennifer, republicans have strong feelings about this senate measure. what are the chances we are going to see an up or down vote on this? >> reporter: i would say an up and down vote on...
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you saw it on the fiscal cliff negotiation and you see it already in his stance on the debt ceiling. the question is whether he will try to overcome that by leading and doing big things that he will campaign to are despite opposition by republicans. it is striking. he is willing to throw the long ball on a big sunday for football when it comes to gun control. will he do it when it comes to medicare reform, where he faces a lot of tough opposition? >> david, thanks. we're going to check back with you for a preview of "meet the press" coming up in a little bit. >> thank you >>> we're going to give you some of the morning's other top st e stories from jenna wolfe. >> can you handle it? >> i think so. >> thank you for extending your talents. >>> good morning, everyone. we are going to begin with the end of the hostage crisis in algeria. details are still emerging. annabel roberts has the latest. >> reporter: the algerian army's final assault brought the four-day siege to an end but at a price. at least 23 hostages died. the algerian government says this figure will rise. this video is sa
you saw it on the fiscal cliff negotiation and you see it already in his stance on the debt ceiling. the question is whether he will try to overcome that by leading and doing big things that he will campaign to are despite opposition by republicans. it is striking. he is willing to throw the long ball on a big sunday for football when it comes to gun control. will he do it when it comes to medicare reform, where he faces a lot of tough opposition? >> david, thanks. we're going to check...
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cliff negotiations. >>> and d.c.'s delegate to congress will fight for her right to vote on the house floor as the new session opens. the draft rules for the 113th congress do not allow delegate eleanor holmes norton to vote in the committee of the whole which considers changes to legislation. that goes against the ruling of a judge and limits norton to only voting in committees on which she sits. today she will file a motion to force the house to examine the constitutionality of those rules. >>> the fiscal cliff teal deal passed this week included a gift for local commuters. a provision raises the federal benefit to take public transportation to $240 a month. most federal workers and some contract employees are eligible for that incentive. the benefit of just $125 a month in 2012 and was blamed for reduced ridership on metro and vre. the provision is also retroactive meaning federal workers may be able to recoup some of the extra costs they paid for public transit last year. >>> virginia lieutenant governor bill boll
cliff negotiations. >>> and d.c.'s delegate to congress will fight for her right to vote on the house floor as the new session opens. the draft rules for the 113th congress do not allow delegate eleanor holmes norton to vote in the committee of the whole which considers changes to legislation. that goes against the ruling of a judge and limits norton to only voting in committees on which she sits. today she will file a motion to force the house to examine the constitutionality of those...
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cliff negotiations. one of the first orders of business for the house will be a vote on a bill to provide aid to the victims of superstorm sandy. speaker boehner is scheduled to vote for tomorrow after being blasted for postponing the aid package until the new congress takes office. the house will vote to approve $9 billion for the national flood insurance program. there will be a vote on another $51 billion later this month. the senate will also have to approve the legislation. >>> 6:07 the time. a case of parking lot rage caught on camera. a teen bumped by an suv. wait until you hear who's behind the wheel. >>> plus, an icy cold morning and a big trouble spot on the roads. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event
cliff negotiations. one of the first orders of business for the house will be a vote on a bill to provide aid to the victims of superstorm sandy. speaker boehner is scheduled to vote for tomorrow after being blasted for postponing the aid package until the new congress takes office. the house will vote to approve $9 billion for the national flood insurance program. there will be a vote on another $51 billion later this month. the senate will also have to approve the legislation. >>>...
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i think many of his tactics with regard to the fiscal cliff negotiations reflect a new understanding of how he is going to try and conduct his own business going forward. i am not optimistic, and hopefully we can get closer to that point, but look at where we are right now and we still don't have it. >> we have a lot more to get to after the break, so stick around on >>> hi, i am angie goff. here are some of the stories we are following this morning. it's do or die for the redskins as they face the cowboys tonight at home at fedex game. a win means a spot in the playoffs, and a loss means they will have to claw their way there. kickoff is at 8:20 here on nbc 4. metro will be open an extra hour because of the redskins game. meantime, track work is at a minimum this weekend. and tonight red line lanes will single track. and the emancipation praubg law indication goes on display. we will have more news later, but for now back to "viewpoint." >> i want to talk if we can about nonprofits, mary's center, who deal with family and kids every day on the health care and jobless and homeless fr
i think many of his tactics with regard to the fiscal cliff negotiations reflect a new understanding of how he is going to try and conduct his own business going forward. i am not optimistic, and hopefully we can get closer to that point, but look at where we are right now and we still don't have it. >> we have a lot more to get to after the break, so stick around on >>> hi, i am angie goff. here are some of the stories we are following this morning. it's do or die for the...
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. >>> right now, we want to turn to the fiscal cliff negotiations in washington. this morning there is cautious optimism from both sides that a deal of some sort can be reached. kristin welker is at the white house with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning to you. the focus is on the senate this saturday morning as majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell try to cobble together a last-minute plan. meanwhile, on friday president obama said america's patience has almost run out. with steep tax hikes and deep spending cuts looming, president obama used the power of his office to turn up the pressure on congress, making a quickly arranged appearance in the white house briefing room friday. >> the hour for immediate action is here. it is now. i'm modestly optimistic that an agreement can be achieved. >> reporter: the president repeatedly tapping into the public's frustration to bolster his argument. >> the american people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound. ordinary folks, they too their
. >>> right now, we want to turn to the fiscal cliff negotiations in washington. this morning there is cautious optimism from both sides that a deal of some sort can be reached. kristin welker is at the white house with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning to you. the focus is on the senate this saturday morning as majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell try to cobble together a last-minute plan. meanwhile, on friday president obama...
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we saw it again recently after the election, when he got deeply involved in the fiscal cliff negotiations and then picked up the ball on guns. and made it very clear about what they wanted to do and had big ideas about guns. kind of a shared history. it was 1974, when i came, '73 and he came the next year as a young senator from wilmington, delaware. he went through a terrible personal tragedy, losing his wife and a child. when he went to newtown, it was not fake empathy. he really did know what it was like to lose a child. >> there are no cameras inside that church. now they're going to kind of disappear for the next 45 minutes to an hour. we won't see them until they emerge to head back over to the white house. something else about joe biden, in reading some of the information. you forget that he had a serious health scare of his own back in 1988. >> aneurysm. >> exactly. with all the talk about hillary clinton as of late and the health problems she had, with some people questioning moit that impact her political future should she decide to run for president in 2016, he had that brain a
we saw it again recently after the election, when he got deeply involved in the fiscal cliff negotiations and then picked up the ball on guns. and made it very clear about what they wanted to do and had big ideas about guns. kind of a shared history. it was 1974, when i came, '73 and he came the next year as a young senator from wilmington, delaware. he went through a terrible personal tragedy, losing his wife and a child. when he went to newtown, it was not fake empathy. he really did know...
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cliff negotiations. both jack lew and timothy geithner are front and center in these talks with speaker john boehner. >> all right. chuck todd at the white house this morning, thanks. john meacham is a pulitzer prize winning historian and author of the new book "thomas jefferson the art of power." good morning. >> thank you, sir. >> tell me about what's going on in washington right now. everyone is saying the right things. president obama said a couple days ago i'm looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders in both parties to meet our challenges. john boehner said we are ready to be led. is this just honeymoon talk or do the american people have reason to believe things might be different in a second term? >> a lot of it's honeymoon talk. this is the natural result. the president wants to appear magnanimous in victory. the speaker, whose party just lost, wants to be clear that practically he understands that the country voted for an incumbent president as opposed to the nominee of his party
cliff negotiations. both jack lew and timothy geithner are front and center in these talks with speaker john boehner. >> all right. chuck todd at the white house this morning, thanks. john meacham is a pulitzer prize winning historian and author of the new book "thomas jefferson the art of power." good morning. >> thank you, sir. >> tell me about what's going on in washington right now. everyone is saying the right things. president obama said a couple days ago i'm...
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we will be keeping a close eye on the fiscal cliff negotiations as that clock ticks closer to january 1st. also, "mad" magazine celebrating its 60th anniversary. how its biting humor and scathing satire have given them their staying power. >>> plus, a little visit to the barefoot conetessa's kitchen. how she entertains over the holidays and how she's spending her new year's. >> i think that's my dream, to have a dinner party at her house. have her cook. >> she's lovely. we see her here sometimes. just as lovely at her home. >> you call it a visit. it's more like a pilgrimage when you go to her kitchen. >> they had to kick me out the door. >> i wouldn't want to leave either. erica, thank you. >>> now to maria with a check of the weather. a lot of people expecting snow. >> the same places that saw the snow the last go around. we're not going to see the intensity or quite see the intensity or the quite the amount but nonetheless a busy travel day and the snow will stretch from the ohio valley to the northeast including washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york, boston, and showers and sto
we will be keeping a close eye on the fiscal cliff negotiations as that clock ticks closer to january 1st. also, "mad" magazine celebrating its 60th anniversary. how its biting humor and scathing satire have given them their staying power. >>> plus, a little visit to the barefoot conetessa's kitchen. how she entertains over the holidays and how she's spending her new year's. >> i think that's my dream, to have a dinner party at her house. have her cook. >> she's...
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happy new year with the fiscal cliff negotiations over for now, immigration, gun violence and the environment are some of his top priorities in the second term. will he have better results with the new congress? we'll take a closer look at that. plus, planning your vacation this year, we'll tell you what you can expect to pay for air fa fare, rental cars assuming you have any money left from christmas. >> right. >>> national aquarium in baltimore, i got up close and personal, got a feel of what it takes to care for some of the animals there, including the dolphins. i believe we bonded. i spent some time with an octopus. i am still scared of said octopus. >> did you get in the tank with said animals? >> only with the octopus. >> how did that go? >> he's pa-- it's pathetic. when i finally reached the courage to touch the octopus, i jumped back and hit my head. then i went in for more. >> hey now. >> erica, i saw her polka dot tights, saw hers and went in. >> i'm on my own. >> sorry, al. >> lester and sfwloo look nor some snow showers continuing in the upper ohio river valley and as we move to s
happy new year with the fiscal cliff negotiations over for now, immigration, gun violence and the environment are some of his top priorities in the second term. will he have better results with the new congress? we'll take a closer look at that. plus, planning your vacation this year, we'll tell you what you can expect to pay for air fa fare, rental cars assuming you have any money left from christmas. >> right. >>> national aquarium in baltimore, i got up close and personal, got...
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leaders from both parties will come to the white house to start negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff. the president and congress have to reach a deal by the end of the year to avoid steep tax hikes and spending cuts that could plunge us into another recession. some prominent republicans are distancing themselves from comments mitt romney made this week about the election. the gop nominee blames his loss, in part, on what he calls gifts president obama had given to blacks, hispanics, and young people. louisiana governor bobby jindal called the comments dumb. he suggested republicans need to modernize their party to win in future elections. republican governor scott walker also refuted the claim. >>> attorneys want to delay mike mcqueary's defamation lawsuit. mcqueary testified he saw sandusky attack a boy in penn state's showers in 2001. sandusky is serving 15 to 30-year sentence for abusing young boys. >>> thelma jarrett is the principal at coolidge high school in d.c. police say jarrett and two other school employees attacked a woman during a high school football game earlier this m
leaders from both parties will come to the white house to start negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff. the president and congress have to reach a deal by the end of the year to avoid steep tax hikes and spending cuts that could plunge us into another recession. some prominent republicans are distancing themselves from comments mitt romney made this week about the election. the gop nominee blames his loss, in part, on what he calls gifts president obama had given to blacks, hispanics, and young...
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the fiscal cliff. >>> a few sprinkles moving through the area. tom has your forecast in weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> breaking news in prince george's county. dozens of people out of their apartment, evacuated from their homes. right now police are in a standoff with an armed man in the 1800 block of greenwichwood drive in adelphi. u.s. marshals arrived around 10:00 last night to arrest a suspect who lives there. there was an altercation and now that armed suspect barricaded himself in his home. there are no hostages here. the prince george's county swat team is negotiating with that man. >> continue to follow that story on news4 today. >>> i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back on this tuesday, december 18th. it's 5:30. 49 degrees outside. tom has a look at the rest of the region. >> we had a lot of fog last evening. after midnight, since then, winds picked up swept the fog away and now we have just clouds lingering this morning. cloud cover actually beginning to break up farther to the south, the northern neck. they're seeing s
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would you like to see the president bring him in to, say, the negotiations over the fiscal cliff? >> well, don't know about that. but i would like to see him speak up. i think you could see him struggling in the general election. the hard right had moved him so far over on issues like immigration. and i didn't think his heart was in it. so he could help. you know, we need forces to help. when either party moves too far over, they lose. democrats too far left, republicans too far right. you need some mainstream republican voices. you need the business community to speak up on the fiscal cliff and the need for revenues. you need people like romney and jeb bush and others to talk about doing a comprehensive immigration reform so that the republicans who have the courage to stand up, and tom coburn has had that courage, don't just hear from the shrill right. and graham is willing to do it on immigration. he's going to say that this morning. we need other people to do the same. >> we will leave it there as this debate continues. senators, thank you both very much. >> you're welcome. >>
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to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff is going on behind closed doors. we have correspondents watching it on both ends of pennsylvania avenue and we begin with nbc's kelly o'donnell on capitol hill with the very latest on the ongoing negotiations. kelly? >> reporter: good evening, kate. well there are emotional swings around here and aides tell me six proposals shuttled back and forth two from democrats, four from republicans and still working on those. one of the biggest sticking points is should new leff new from tax increases be used to pay down the country's deficit or used to cover the cost of preventing sweeping government spending cuts? no ordinary sunday. arriving at the capitol, congressional leaders' every move and every word under scrutiny, as the country waits, weighing in from the white house, the president, who appeared on "meet the press," pushed republicans to give on taxes. >> i think it's been very hard for speaker boehner and republican leader mcconnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest americans should go up a little bit
to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff is going on behind closed doors. we have correspondents watching it on both ends of pennsylvania avenue and we begin with nbc's kelly o'donnell on capitol hill with the very latest on the ongoing negotiations. kelly? >> reporter: good evening, kate. well there are emotional swings around here and aides tell me six proposals shuttled back and forth two from democrats, four from republicans and still working on those. one of the biggest sticking points is...
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he's a member of the bipartisan so-called gang of eight that tried to negotiate a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. he's due in court january 4. >>> mitt romney's son is making news after an interview he gave to "the boston globe" this weekend. tag romney, who played a major role in the campaign said "he wanted to be president less than anyone i've met in my life." he also said his dad had no desire to run again after falling short in 2008. but was pushed into it by a weak republican field. >>> to the weather now. meteorologist chuck bell is here, talking about some rain for christmas eve. chuck, is it going to be all rain or will some of it be of the frozen variety? >> jim, that is the $64,000 question. i think most locations, especially north and west of i-95, will see at least some small amount of sleet. the steadier sleet will be well out to the north and west, in the mountains of west virginia. the moisture is coming out of the deep south and it's reached as far north as the kentucky and north carolina and tennessee boarders with virginia. this is all inbound rain. it's not going to get
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. >>> the looming fiscal cliff 22 days away. we'll go inside the negotiations with two top leaders in just a moment, but i want to start with the ongoing crisis in syria where the assad government is cracking down on its own people. and this week something significant happened. the president signalled a big potential shift in u.s. involvement there. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable. >> nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here to bring us more on what is a developing story. >> reporter: david, despite increasing criticism and warnings, the government of bashir al assad is revving up its activities. this area was bombed last night. regarding chemical weapons, commanders we have spoken to are very concerned that the government could use chemical weapons. they are complete
. >>> the looming fiscal cliff 22 days away. we'll go inside the negotiations with two top leaders in just a moment, but i want to start with the ongoing crisis in syria where the assad government is cracking down on its own people. and this week something significant happened. the president signalled a big potential shift in u.s. involvement there. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is...
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. >> reporter: he's calling in members of congress for fiscal cliff meetings next week. but the main republican negotiator, again, will be speaker john boehner. >> and the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more than half of them are small business owners. we know 700,000 jobs will be destroyed. >> reporter: boehner insists the middle class and the government would get more money, if tax rates drop. >> we know that we're going to get more economic growth. it will bring jobs back to america. it will bring more revenue. >> reporter: republicans say they won't budge on taxes, unless democrats agree to cut the out of control costs of social security and medicare. raising the minimum ages to start. it's the same debate president obama had with mitt romney in a campaign that left him drained. this emotional video just released of his thank you to staffers in chicago. tears on barack obama's cheeks, looking a bit like john boehner can. but, now, they will battle. for the past four years up here, republicans had been super unified. not one defecti
. >> reporter: he's calling in members of congress for fiscal cliff meetings next week. but the main republican negotiator, again, will be speaker john boehner. >> and the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more than half of them are small business owners. we know 700,000 jobs will be destroyed. >> reporter: boehner insists the middle class and the government would get more money, if tax rates drop. >> we know that we're going to get more...
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after weeks of negotiations and last-minute hold-ups over the fiscal cliff, congress late last night finally passed an agreement on taxes and spending. in a moment, we'll tell you what that legislation means for every american. but it's what the house did not do last night that caused an uproar today. lawmakers left before considering a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy, and that had republicans from hard-hit states taking aim at leaders of their own party. nbc's kelly o'donnell is at her post on capitol hill once again tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. so the house had not taken any kind of vote on a new year's day in nearly 60 years. and when they did so, they got that tax deal done, but only minutes later, a new controversy popped up, over government spending. and it spread through here furiously, and with real impact. new york and new jersey got angry and got action over emergency funding that was being delayed. it was a midnight surprise. >> the ayes have it. accordingly, the house stands adjourned. >> reporter: boos and jeers erupted when hel
after weeks of negotiations and last-minute hold-ups over the fiscal cliff, congress late last night finally passed an agreement on taxes and spending. in a moment, we'll tell you what that legislation means for every american. but it's what the house did not do last night that caused an uproar today. lawmakers left before considering a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy, and that had republicans from hard-hit states taking aim at leaders of their own party. nbc's kelly o'donnell is at...
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where negotiations stand at this hour as congress tries to avoid going off that fiscal cliff. >>> plus, what fans are saying had morning about the redskins playoff chances after the team's big win over the cowboys. >>> we are waking up to temperatures in the 20s for parts of the d.c. area. we'll look at what you can expect as you prepare to ring in the new year. we've got weather an (vo) sometimes the big plan doesn't work. and the perfect life turns out to be not so perfect. you start fresh. new city. new job. new everything. it's exciting, and scary, at the same time. and some days you think, "i can't do this on my own." but then...i went to suntrust. they helped me figure things out. and before you know it, i am doing it... (anncr) at suntrust, helping people shine is what we do. join the thousands who are switching to suntrust's award-winning service. >>> now from the leading news station, this is news4 today. >>> looking at the stories making headlines right now. negotiations resume this morning on capitol hill as lawmakers try to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. >> secretary of
where negotiations stand at this hour as congress tries to avoid going off that fiscal cliff. >>> plus, what fans are saying had morning about the redskins playoff chances after the team's big win over the cowboys. >>> we are waking up to temperatures in the 20s for parts of the d.c. area. we'll look at what you can expect as you prepare to ring in the new year. we've got weather an (vo) sometimes the big plan doesn't work. and the perfect life turns out to be not so perfect....
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. >> reporter: he's calling in members of congress for fiscal cliff meetings next week. but the main republican negotiator, again, will be speaker john boehner. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more than half of them are small business owners. 700,000 jobs would be destroyed. >> reporter: boehner insists the middle class and the government would get more money if tax rates dropped. >> we know that we're going to get more economic growth. it will bring jobs back to america and bring more revenue. >> reporter: americans won't budge on taxes unless democrats agree to cut the out of control costs of social security and medicare. raising the minimum ages to start. it's the same debate president obama had with mitt romney. in a campaign that left him drained, this emotional video just released of his thank you to staffers in chicago. tears on barack obama's cheeks looking a bit like john boehner. but now they will battle. for the past four years, republicans up here have been super unified. not one defecting in some of the biggest fight
. >> reporter: he's calling in members of congress for fiscal cliff meetings next week. but the main republican negotiator, again, will be speaker john boehner. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more than half of them are small business owners. 700,000 jobs would be destroyed. >> reporter: boehner insists the middle class and the government would get more money if tax rates dropped. >> we know that we're going to get more economic...
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in the negotiations up to the fiscal cliff, the president put things on the table. $400 billion in medicare cuts. he was talking about change cpi, which -- >> you're talking about more revenue. that's not big enough on medicare cuts according to simpson-bowles and others. >> we have already done $1.7 trillion in cuts. we've done $600 billion in revenues. you're going to need more revenues as well as more cuts to get the deficit down. and i've talked to leader reid. i've talked to budget chair murray. we're going to do a budget this year. and it's going to have revenues in it. and our republican colleagues better get used to that fact. >> senator cruz? >> david, i'll mention there was an area of substantial agreement with what chuck just said. he said we should never, ever compromise the full faith and credit of the united states. i agree. and in fact, there is a bill that i am co-sponsoring, the full faith and credit act, which provides that, regardless of what happens to the debt ceiling, the united states will always, always, always meet its debt. we will never default on its debt. that w
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. >>> some progress for deadlocked negotiations, looming fiscal cliff. capitol hill correspondent ankly o'donnell has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. real change here. sources close to the talk say speaker boehner and president obama are in the ballpark for the first time to deal with taxes, spending and the long-term deficit. speaker boehner offered to raise income tax rates on the higher earners, setting the income at $1 million. the president would like to see it at a quarter million for families. room still to negotiate that. that's considered real progress, a concession from the speaker. of course, he wants deeper spending cuts, changes to entitlements and long-term tax reform. there's still a lot to talk about. but sources are giving us the first encouraging signs we've seen in this fiscal cliff showdown that could be averted if they can get this together. natalie? >> we can only hope. kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. >>> first public appearance for the pregnant duchess of cambridge since she was hospitalized for
. >>> some progress for deadlocked negotiations, looming fiscal cliff. capitol hill correspondent ankly o'donnell has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. real change here. sources close to the talk say speaker boehner and president obama are in the ballpark for the first time to deal with taxes, spending and the long-term deficit. speaker boehner offered to raise income tax rates on the higher earners, setting the income at $1 million. the president...
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. >>> parties are ready to negotiate to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. senior democrats and republicans say they're confident they can reach a deal on a spending plan by the end of the year to avoid billions of dollars in tax hikes and spending cuts. republicans have said they're willing to allow some tax hikes to end the budget stalemate. democrats say they're also willing to cut spending. >> we've had votes in the senate where we've actually gotten rid of tax credits. i think that's a given, and i think the vast majority of americans agree with that. >> i think, if the house stands for anything, it's caught government spending, as tom coburn said. i think we have to do more of it. we heard the mandate in 2010 where it was a clear mandate to cut spending, and we did. >> president obama will sit down this week with members of labor and business communities to discuss his approach to avoiding the fiscal cliff. he'll meet with both parties in congress on monday. >>> senior firefighters pulled a victim from the c&o canal around 11:00 last night. it's not cl
. >>> parties are ready to negotiate to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. senior democrats and republicans say they're confident they can reach a deal on a spending plan by the end of the year to avoid billions of dollars in tax hikes and spending cuts. republicans have said they're willing to allow some tax hikes to end the budget stalemate. democrats say they're also willing to cut spending. >> we've had votes in the senate where we've actually gotten rid of tax credits. i...
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the economy takes such a big hit, it's called the fiscal cliff. moody's investor services warned today, if the current budget negotiations fail, moody's would expect to lower the rating of u.s. t-bills like rival standard & poor's did last year when congress gridlocked. led by mitt romney, republicans are focused on the defense cu, charging president obama is to blame, even though republicans agreed to make them automatic if this there's no budget deal. >> the president should be called upon, asked what is his plan, how is he going to lead to make sure that our military is not hollowed out. >> reporter: democrats have a plan. agree to tax the rich more, avoiding pentagon cuts. the moody's downgrade and the fiscal cliff. they say it's republicans giving up and adjourning next week. >> it's like you're face agca it is a fee and saying, well, we just done have time to address that. we've got to go home and campaign. >> reporter: democrats will, too. job one is getting re-elected. looks like facing the fiscal cliff will have to wait until november. i'
the economy takes such a big hit, it's called the fiscal cliff. moody's investor services warned today, if the current budget negotiations fail, moody's would expect to lower the rating of u.s. t-bills like rival standard & poor's did last year when congress gridlocked. led by mitt romney, republicans are focused on the defense cu, charging president obama is to blame, even though republicans agreed to make them automatic if this there's no budget deal. >> the president should be...
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they have about 7 weeks to reach a budget deal to head off huge increases called fiscal cliff. today, lawmakers seemed confident they will be able to reach a deal, but the negotiations may last into the final hours of december 31st. tonight, work got under way to repave pennsylvania avenue in advance of the inauguration on january 21st. d-dot says it will take place during the overnight hours. it's going to affect bike lines, so cyclists and moet riss will have to share a stretch of pennsylvania between third and 14th streets during the project. >> they used to wait until the day after thanks ths thangiving black friday. but now, some of the retailers are going to open their doors on thanksgiving night. erica gonzalez is live now. >> reporter: as it seems like black friday gets earlier and earlier every year, it's not your imagination. it really is, for a lot of retailers. and there are a lot of people. hundreds of thousands of people that are not happy about this. don't care to race out of bed after midnight or the crack of dawn to grab the specials? news flash. now you just h
they have about 7 weeks to reach a budget deal to head off huge increases called fiscal cliff. today, lawmakers seemed confident they will be able to reach a deal, but the negotiations may last into the final hours of december 31st. tonight, work got under way to repave pennsylvania avenue in advance of the inauguration on january 21st. d-dot says it will take place during the overnight hours. it's going to affect bike lines, so cyclists and moet riss will have to share a stretch of...
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. >>> fiscal cliff fierce hit wall street wednesday. selling picked up during president obama's media briefing about those upcoming tax cut negotiations. today we'll see what impact the fed has. chief ben bernanke speaks this afternoon. >>> also on deck, before the bell earnings from walmart and target, retail sales dropped in october after three months' gain. >>> later today, bp is expected to announce it will pay the largest penalty in history to settle criminal and other claims from the 2010 gulf oil disaster. >>> new york's state attorney general has subpoenaed documents related to sandy-related prep and procedure from both con ed and long island power authority. >>> the fda says over the past five years 5-hour energy shots have been cited in the deaths of five people. monster has been tied to five fatalities. >>> pizza chain papa jons is under fire after sending hundreds of thousands of unsolicited text messages to its customers. plaintiffs are seeking $250 million in a class action lawsuit. >>> say it isn't so. twinkie's gone by t
. >>> fiscal cliff fierce hit wall street wednesday. selling picked up during president obama's media briefing about those upcoming tax cut negotiations. today we'll see what impact the fed has. chief ben bernanke speaks this afternoon. >>> also on deck, before the bell earnings from walmart and target, retail sales dropped in october after three months' gain. >>> later today, bp is expected to announce it will pay the largest penalty in history to settle criminal and...